Västra Götalands län
- Share 2025
- 28.0 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.7 pp
- Immigration page
In depth · Skövde
Immigration and foreign background in Skövde
Key facts
Skövde ranks 92 of 290 municipalities for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Skövde ranks 11 of 49 in Västra Götalands län for Share of residents with a foreign background (2025).
Source: SCB BE0101Q2 · 2025
Latest statistics: 2024–2025 depending on indicator
13,224 people in Skövde, 22.7 percent of residents, had a foreign background in 2025 according to Statistics Sweden, compared with 27.7 percent nationally and 28.0 percent in Västra Götaland County. That ranks Skövde 92 of 290 municipalities. 9,924 residents were born abroad (17.0%, 2025).
Foreign background means born abroad or born in Sweden to two foreign-born parents. These are population stocks, not annual immigration flows.
Last updated: View changelog
Skövde in brief
- Share with foreign background, 2025
- 22.7 %
- Change 2002–2025
- +9.8 pp
- Absolute change in percentage points.
- Sweden, 2025
- 27.7 %
- Difference: −5.0 pp.
- Rank (highest share = 1)
- 92 of 290
- Same definition and year (2025) for all ranked municipalities.
Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2 — observed population composition (stock). People received further down are a flow and measure something else. Stock vs flow
Trend 2002–2025
Share of the population in Skövde with a foreign background. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2. The 2025 observation uses the CKM disclosure-control method.
Foreign background — 2002: 12.9 %; 2003: 13.2 %; 2004: 13.5 %; 2005: 13.8 %; 2006: 14.2 %; 2007: 14.4 %; 2008: 14.8 %; 2009: 15.3 %; 2010: 15.7 %; 2011: 15.9 %; 2012: 16.1 %; 2013: 16.7 %; 2014: 17.3 %; 2015: 17.8 %; 2016: 18.6 %; 2017: 19.3 %; 2018: 19.9 %; 2019: 20.5 %; 2020: 21.0 %; 2021: 21.5 %; 2022: 21.9 %; 2023: 22.3 %; 2024: 22.5 %; 2025: 22.7 %
How to verify this figure
- Source
- Statistics Sweden (SCB)
- Period
- 2025
- Definition
- Share of the population with a foreign background (born abroad, or born in Sweden with two foreign-born parents).
- Geography
- Skövde
- Unit
- %
- Retrieved/verified
- 2026-10-11
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Country/region of birth (2024)
Residents by region of birth, 2024. This block uses 2024 data and may differ in year from the introduction above. Foreign-born are persons born outside Sweden. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
Country of birth
2024
Foreign-born residents
9,802 people
16.9% of the population · 2024
Foreign-born = born outside Sweden (narrower than "foreign background").
Born in Sweden83.1 %(48,193)
Nordics excluding Sweden1.9 %(1,108)
Other Europe4.2 %(2,404)
Outside Europe10.8 %(6,290)
Thin line = national average. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
People received, vulnerable areas & marginal cost
Received 2020–2024 (a flow), the Police's vulnerable areas and a own illustrative scenario.
Reception & illustrative scenario
2020–2024
- Foreign-born (20–64)
- 21.6 %
- Received, 5 years
- 354
- 6.1 / 1000 (national 7.0)
- Vulnerable areas
- —
- Swedish Police 2025
- Scenario / resident / yrAnalysis/model
- −90 kr
- Range −65 kr → −115 kr
- Model: Ruist (ESO 2018:3; calculations based on 2015 public finances), unadjusted amount from the report (low/mid/high)
Analysis/model Own illustrative scenario: mean annual reception 2020–2024 × Ruist’s national refugee life-cycle estimate using 2015 public finances, divided by 2024 population; no price adjustment. Assumes the national estimate applies locally. Not an observed municipal cost; not everyone with a foreign background. Formula, assumptions and limitations
No vulnerable areas in this municipality according to the Swedish Police situational report 2025.
Compare Skövde with other municipalities →Compare Skövde with other municipalities
Skövde is preselected. Add up to 5 other municipalities — or use the shortcuts for the top/bottom 5.
- Skövde22.7 %
Skövde — 2002: 12.9 %; 2003: 13.2 %; 2004: 13.5 %; 2005: 13.8 %; 2006: 14.2 %; 2007: 14.4 %; 2008: 14.8 %; 2009: 15.3 %; 2010: 15.7 %; 2011: 15.9 %; 2012: 16.1 %; 2013: 16.7 %; 2014: 17.3 %; 2015: 17.8 %; 2016: 18.6 %; 2017: 19.3 %; 2018: 19.9 %; 2019: 20.5 %; 2020: 21.0 %; 2021: 21.5 %; 2022: 21.9 %; 2023: 22.3 %; 2024: 22.5 %; 2025: 22.7 %
Max 6 municipalities. Source: SCB BE0101Q2 (UtlSvBakgGrov). · Skövde
Skövde vs nearby municipalities
Nearest municipalities (distance between municipal centre points) and municipalities in the same county with a similar share, plus county and national averages. Not all share a border with the municipality.
Sweden
- Share 2025
- 27.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.5 pp
- Immigration page
Skövde
- Share 2025
- 22.7 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.9 pp
- Immigration page
Skara
- Share 2025
- 22.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +5.9 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Skara
Bengtsfors
- Share 2025
- 22.1 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +4.0 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Bengtsfors
Mellerud
- Share 2025
- 21.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.1 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Mellerud
Tibro
- Share 2025
- 20.6 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.4 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Tibro
Götene
- Share 2025
- 15.5 %
- Δ 2015→2025
- +3.5 pp
- Immigration page
- Immigration in Götene
| Municipality | Share 2025 | Δ 2015→2025 | Immigration page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Västra Götalands län | 28.0 % | +5.7 pp | |
| Sweden | 27.7 % | +5.5 pp | |
| Skövde | 22.7 % | +4.9 pp | |
| Skara | 22.6 % | +5.9 pp | Immigration in Skara |
| Bengtsfors | 22.1 % | +4.0 pp | Immigration in Bengtsfors |
| Mellerud | 21.6 % | +3.1 pp | Immigration in Mellerud |
| Tibro | 20.6 % | +3.4 pp | Immigration in Tibro |
| Götene | 15.5 % | +3.5 pp | Immigration in Götene |
Foreign background, all ages/sexes. County and national shares: own ratios of SCB published geographic counts; change 2015–2025 in percentage points. CKM method break 2025; subgroup cells may not sum to the published total. SCB
Most common countries of birth in Skövde
Links to the national page for each country of birth. Source: SCB BE0101E.
- Syrien1 966
- Finland747
- Irak716
- Bosnien och Hercegovina362
- Afghanistan336
- Libanon277
- Thailand267
- Iran252
Municipal election 2026
Final · Source: Valmyndigheten- Turnout
- 84.29 %
- Seats
- 61
- Valid votes
- 38,177
- Blank votes
- 660
| Party | Share | vs 2022 | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.25 % | – | 9,641 | 16 | |
| 20.92 % | – | 7,985 | 13 | |
| 15.24 % | – | 5,820 | 9 | |
| 11.74 % | – | 4,482 | 7 | |
| 7.94 % | – | 3,031 | 5 | |
| 6.50 % | – | 2,481 | 4 | |
| 5.62 % | – | 2,146 | 3 | |
| 3.55 % | – | 1,354 | 2 | |
| 2.99 % | – | 1,143 | 2 | |
| Other parties (12) | 0.25 % | – | 94 | – |
Latest actual election: 13 September 2026 (final count). Turnout figures in Kolada series elsewhere on this page refer to an earlier election and are labelled with their series year.
Full municipal election result →Results by voting district →
Earlier election results in Skövde (2014–2022)
Everything about Skövde
Schools, crime, economy, tax rate and elections are on the municipality's main page.
Open Skövde municipality in figures →Frequently asked questions
›What share of the population in Skövde has a foreign background?
In 2025, 22.7 % of the population in Skövde had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2) — 5.0 percentage points below the national average (27.7 %). "Foreign background" is the broader Statistics Sweden definition and includes both people born abroad and people born in Sweden to two foreign-born parents. The share is a stock measure and does not show annual immigration (inflow).
›How many residents of Skövde have a foreign background?
13,224 residents of Skövde had a foreign background (2025). Source: Statistics Sweden, UtlSvBakgGrovCKM, published count. CKM-protected component cells need not sum exactly to the published total.
›How has the share with a foreign background in Skövde changed since 2002?
The share has risen from 12.9 % (2002) to 22.7 % (2025), a change of +9.8 percentage points. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), BE0101Q2.
›What is the difference between "foreign background" and "born abroad"?
Born abroad = a person born outside Sweden. Foreign background = born abroad, or born in Sweden to two foreign-born parents. Both measures are official; foreign background is at least as large for the same population and year.
›Where were the foreign-born residents of Skövde born?
See the "Country/region of birth" section on this page. Foreign-born residents are people born outside Sweden, reported in three aggregated groups: the Nordic countries excluding Sweden, the rest of Europe, and outside Europe. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), FolkmRegFlandK.
Sources and method
BE0101Q2Foreign/Swedish background — share by municipality (UtlSvBakgGrov)Reference period: 2002–2025 · Retrieved: 2026-10-11
Open source ↗FodelselandArKCKM / FolkmRegFlandKCKM; history FodelselandArKPopulation by region, region/country of birth and sexReference period: 2000–2025 · Retrieved: 2026-10-11
Open source ↗BE0101N1Population by municipality, age, sex and year (31 Dec)Reference period: 2002–2025 · Retrieved: 2026-08-13
Open source ↗- Open source ↗
ME0104General elections — votes per party and municipality (Election Authority via SCB)
Each figure on this page is traceable to the dataset listed above. Missing data is left out — never shown as zero. Definitions, model and sources